Mention
Battery swap for cost slash: The buzz stops hereedit
There lived a finance wizard, the story goes, who came up with the right answer to any problem his subordinates took to him. Only, each time a ticklish problem was posed to him, he would open the drawer of his desk, take a peek and come up with the perfect solution.
Industry
Bhopal goes green: 100 e-buses to ply on city roads in next 6 monthsedit
After missing out on CNG buses, the public transport system in Bhopal is all set to go green, as the civic body has decided to operate 100 electric buses on city roads in the next six months. Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner B Vijay Datta said on Wednesday that each of the 100 buses will have a capacity of about 38 seats and will ply more than 200 km daily.
To popularise electric vehicles, make it easy to charge themedit
To fully appreciate the tremendous potential electric vehicles have, for India in particular, and the world in general, one needs to go back 10 years. That was when a bright senior executive of SAP Inc – Shai Agassi — was persuaded by the late Shimon Peres (former Prime Minister of Israel) to quit his job and start a venture in Israel for making electric vehicles (EVs). The new venture was called Better Place.
241 electric vehicles charging stations in city, suburbs for Rs 125 croreedit
The state government is ready with a plan of setting up 241 charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) in Kolkata Metropolitan Area, the project cost for which has been pegged at Rs 125 crore. The authorities are making this move because of a rising fossil fuel prices and the budgetary benefits for having EVs.
Kerala enroute to become a hub to make e-vehiclesedit
A detailed project report (DPR) to make Kerala a manufacturing hub for electric vehicles (e-vehicles) and components will be ready within a month. The DPR is being prepared by Price Wate-rhouse Coopers (PwC) as part of the state government’s ambitious project to put one million electric vehicles on the road in the state by 2022, according to K.R. Jyothilal, principal secretary, transport and aviation.
Co-adopting hydrogen-fuelled EV with battery-operated ones could bring about ‘disruptive transition’edit
In the days following the 2015 Paris Agreement, several governments drafted their new climate commitments to limit the global mean temperature below 2 degree Celsius. To achieve these new targets and to adopt a low-carbon pathway, a ‘disruptive transition’ — which shakes up the established systems and paves the way for new, cleaner and more sustainable technology — was needed.
Competition
Mahindra launches Treo EV in Kerala: Extra subsidy of Rs 30,000 announcededit
Kerala finalised its policy on electric vehicles earlier this year under which the state aims to procure 6,000 electric buses for the state road transport corporation by 2025 and among other objectives, also to expand the use of electric three-wheelers. The state budget for 2019-20 has proposed to ensure a rise in the number of EVs to a million by 2022. Kerala government is also offering a subsidy of Rs 30,000 on electric three-wheelers in addition to FAME II benefits.
BYD India to introduce more electric vehicles soon with the help of local suppliersedit
Can you believe this? BYD or Build Your Dreams as it is called, is a pioneer of electric vehicle technology when it come to the Chinese market. That they have been present in India since 2007 is a revelation. The company (BYD India) is headquartered out of Chennai and also has an office in New Delhi. Not only this, the company has also partnered with Olectra for introducing electric public transport service in India.
International
The Business Of Electric Vehiclesedit
In Q2 2019, Americans purchased 4,430,000 passenger cars. 2.1% of those (92,599) were electric vehicles — up from 0.9% in 2016. Electric Vehicle (EV) sales threaten $4.3 trillion in annual revenue ($3T from gas automakers, $1.3T from gasoline).
China’s sustainability strategy is an example of global leadershipedit
In the here and now of climate change, it is easy to lose sight of important signs of progress. China, the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, is a case in point. By changing its economic model, shifting its sources of fuel, developing new transportation systems, and embracing eco-friendly urbanisation, China’s sustainability strategy is an example of global leadership that the rest of the world should consider very carefully. In the rush to demonise China over trade, the West has missed this point altogether.